Using Bursaphelenchus mucronatus to demonstrate the potential nematicidal effect of Beauveria bassiana on pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) under in vivo conditions

Key message 
This study demonstrates the potential of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.—Criv.) Vuill. to control Bursaphelenchus mucronatus (Mamiya and Enda), which is close to Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle but is a non-quarantine pathogen and, therefore, may be used as an alternative organism on which to perform in vivo assays without biological risk.

Keywords
Pine wilt disease; Integrated management; Biological control; Nemotophagous fungi

Publication
Sánchez-Gómez, T., Zamora, P., Díez, J.J. et al. Using Bursaphelenchus mucronatus to demonstrate the potential nematicidal effect of Beauveria bassiana on pine wood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) under in vivo conditions. Annals of Forest Science 82, 4 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13595-025-01274-x

Data availability
The primary dataset generated and analyzed during this study is available in the Zenodo repository (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13912259).

Handling editor 
Christelle Robinet

Topical collection
This article is part of the Topical Collection “Advances in the understanding of the pine wilt disease and in its management strategy” https://link.springer.com/collections/diahdgfcdh